The rotator cuff is made up of a group of muscle fibers that while very strong, are, by nature, also very weak. Because they work to permit free rotation and overhead reaching, these muscles are vulnerable to rotator cuff shoulder injuries which are the injuries most associated with sports and physical labor jobs.
If the fibers, [...]

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Basic Anatomy of Shoulder
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. It is made up of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), wing bone (scapula) and collarbone (clavicle).
The shoulder ball fits into the small socket (glenoid) The glenoid is surrounded by a soft cartilage lip (labrum), which deepens the socket.
The upper part of the [...]

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Shoulder rehab exercise is becoming more and more prevalent as the population not only ages, but also becomes more active.
The shoulder girdle making up the scapula or shoulder blades, rotator cuff muscles, and deltoid muscles, for the most part is highly vulnerable to injury due to its complex nature and improper movement patterns.
Many shoulder injuries [...]

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Frozen shoulder is an inflammatory condition of the shoulder which restricts movements.
The shoulder joint is a very useful and dynamic joint of human body. It is a “ball and socket” type of joint and offers a wide variety of movements in nearly all directions. The shoulder joint mainly consists of two bones, the Scapula (shoulder [...]

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Ever wonder why shoulder problems are so common? Think of the shoulder is a modified ball and socket joint, a good design for mobility, but an unstable one nevertheless, making dislocation and injury to the area fairly common. To improve the stability of the shoulder, a cuff of four muscles, referred to as the rotator [...]

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